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In the grasslands and dry deserts of Africa, spotted hyenas and brown hyenas are members of the cleanup crew that eats carrion--dead animals. They are able to digest rotting flesh that would make other animals sick. Armed with large powerful jaws, strong teeth capable of crushing bones, and an extremely keen sense of smell, they are ruthless scavengers. Watch these voracious eaters grow from tiny cubs into hungry adult hyenas.

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Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children's Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist. Markle is also the author of the Insect World series and several single titles. Her book Rescues! was named a Best Book by the Society of School Librarians International and a Recommended Title of Outstanding Nonfiction by the National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award committee; Animal Heroes was named a 2008 Lasting Connections title by Book Links. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.

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